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28 Oct 2008 | ABB opens Adelaide grain container port
ABB Grain has opened the first stage of its new container precinct in Port Adelaide. The company says the $5.6 million facility will allow it to pack 80–90 containers per day with about 2,000 tonnes of grain. ...... FULL STORY
23 Oct 2008 | Drought is affecting farming families
The drought is having a severe impact on farming families says a report to be released today by a seven-member expert panel. ...... FULL STORY
23 Oct 2008 | Locusts swarm in Riverina and northern Victoria
Above-average cereal crops in the eastern and southern Riverina are at risk of locust damage. Almost 800 landholders in southern NSW have reported plague locust swarms, with the area around Wagga Wagga the worst affected. ...... FULL STORY
22 Oct 2008 | Wheat crop forecasts revised down again
Dry conditions in the south east grain belt have led Australian Crop Forecasters to lower its expected wheat crop forecast by almost five per cent to a total harvest of 20 million tonnes, down from 21 million tonnes at the beginning of October. ...... FULL STORY
20 Oct 2008 | NSW farmers need more grain trains
The federal government will today announce an inquiry into grain rail freight services in response to concerns raised by farmer''s lobby groups that the infrastructure may not be able to cope with the first decent crop in many years. ...... FULL STORY
15 Oct 2008 | Graincorp opens wheat, barley and canola pools
GrainCorp yesterday launched its Harvest 08 wheat, barley and canola pool products and confirmed that the company will be running pools for Western Australian growers, South Australian growers and for growers in Queensland, NSW and Victoria. ...... FULL STORY
14 Oct 2008 | Victorian farmers get more drought cash and rebates
The Victorian state government has announced a $155 million drought funding package to assist farmers. The premier John Brumby said the situation facing the state''s farmers was as bad as it can get. ...... FULL STORY
8 Oct 2008 | Crop forecasts slashed
The NAB national wheat crop forecast has been cut back by 3.5 million tonnes to 20.8 million tonnes as a result of a dry spring in Victoria and Southern NSW. ...... FULL STORY
7 Oct 2008 | NSW irrigators boycott water bills
Southern Riverina irrigators are asking the NSW government to waive fixed infrastructure charges for this year. ...... FULL STORY
3 Oct 2008 | Southern wheat crops ruined
The national wheat crop will total 20.8 million tonnes says NAB. Good rains in Queensland and Western Australia are expected to underpin excellent harvests in those two states. ...... FULL STORY
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